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BMW 850

Every BMW 850 model year on file, 1984 to 1997. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years153 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years141984 to 1997
Recall campaigns0Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins36Summed across model years
By model year

The 1997 model year drew the most complaints, 7, 47% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0246819841986198819901992199419977
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the BMW 850 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
3
Airbags
3
Brakes
1
Speed control
1
Visibility and wipers
1
Powertrain
1
Engine and cooling
1
Tires
1
Suspension
1
Lighting
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each BMW 850 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

BMW 850 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1997Sedan728.637003
1996Wagon10.05002
1995Coupe333.333002
1994Not decoded0NoneNone006
1993Sedan10.04013
1992Not decoded0NoneNone024
1991Coupe10.013023
1990Not decoded0NoneNone014
1989Not decoded0NoneNone012
1988Not decoded0NoneNone012
1987Wagon10.025012
1986Not decoded10.0100011
1985Not decoded0NoneNone011
1984Not decoded0NoneNone011
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW 850

No recall campaign lists this model.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.